Vocab Info
N2 な-adjective, Noun
躍起desperation, eagerness
Dictionary Definition
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な-adjective, Noun
1.
desperate, frantic, excited, worked up, heated, eager
All Forms
躍起 【やっき】
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Examples
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親は躍起になって退学に反対しました。
The parents desperately opposed the withdrawal from school.
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新しいお客さんを獲得するために躍起になる。
He becomes desperate to acquire new customers.
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子供が親の注目を集めるために躍起になっている。
The child is desperate to attract the attention of their parents.
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躍起になって噂を否定しても、一度広まった噂は直ぐには消えないだろう。
Even if you desperately deny the rumors, once they have spread, they are unlikely to disappear immediately.
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要するに、切羽詰まった議員が躍起になって選挙活動をしているという訳だ。
In other words, it means that the desperate politicians are frantically campaigning.
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